[ltp] Problems with (non-Lenovo) battery

[Ted Frater]

Robert Tomsick wrote:
> On Sun, 2010-12-12 at 15:27 +0100, Arno Trautmann wrote:
>   
>> Hi all!
>>
>> I'm using an X61s with Arch Linux.
>>
>> Two questions, short one first:
>> The wifi-light of my machine keeps blinking. The connection is ok and
>> stable, but it blinks with about 2Hz frequency. This is quite annoying
>> when I try to concentrate. Any idea to prevent it from blinking?
>>     
>
> That is normal operation.  IIRC the blink behavior is controlled by
> drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-led.c for Intel cards.
>
> I'm not sure if there's a way to control the LED without patching the
> driver.  /proc/acpi/ibm/led allows control over most of the LEDs, but I
> don't think it allows you to control the wireless one.
>
> Cheers,
> Rob
>
>   
Can you  not stick a patch over the offending led?